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US businesses have been on a tariff roller coaster over the last year. Sweeping tariffs were implemented at varying levels across different countries. Though some were eventually overturned by the Supreme Court, there is now an added layer of bureaucracy as companies seek potential refunds. Some are turning to AI…
I didn’t plan to have 5 children. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to get married. I envisioned a life modeled after my childhood heroine, Mary Richards, the fictional associate producer at WJM-TV, played by Mary Tyler Moore. Yes, I was the girl who stayed in her dorm room on…
US airports are a mess right now.The partial government shutdown has resulted in hourslong security lines at some major US airports, as employees of the Transportation Security Administration have been working unpaid since February 14. Early Friday, the Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Heather Wagenknecht, a vice president of sales for a company that deploys towers for public safety and telecom from Batavia, Illinois. It has been edited for length and clarity.As the VP of sales for my company, I average between 100 and…
Those long TSA lines may not be going away anytime soon. Loading audio narration… President Donald Trump on Sunday night threw a new wrench into ongoing Capitol Hill negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, demanding that Republicans refuse to make a deal with Democrats unless the “SAVE America…
Air travelers across the US are facing hourslong security lines — and many are looking to a $209-a-year service to skip them. Loading audio narration… CLEAR, a biometric identity service that lets travelers bypass the standard TSA ID check at around 60 airports, is seeing a surge in interest as…
Scores of flights were forced to divert after a drone attack caused a fire near Dubai International Airport early Monday. Loading audio narration… Data from Flightradar24 showed 65 flights were diverted to 34 airports across Europe, Asia, and Africa.22 of those were so-called flights to nowhere, where passengers ended up…
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The blizzard hammering the East Coast might have you dreaming of a beach paradise. The reality could be a nightmare.Locals and tourists in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are dealing with ongoing violence after the killing of a Mexican cartel boss.Located on Mexico’s Pacific coast in Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta isn’t some off-the-beaten-path…
